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Re:Algorithms you should know before you take system design ... by nolevels on Thursday August 11, 2022 @08:50PM (#32433626)
This has been my experience as well. These interviews should be open-ended with no right answer as long as you can reasonably support your design and discuss its tradeoffs. Unfortunately, many interviewers have a set solution / structure / technology already in mind.
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Re:Algorithms you should know before you take system design ... by michaelrubin on Thursday August 11, 2022 @08:57PM (#32433678)
It takes a skilled interviewer to deal with and evaluate that level of nuance on the fly. It's much easier to scale an interview process with checklists.
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